Is It Safe to Eat Lettuce?
The FDA linked shredded iceberg lettuce from Mexico to a cyclosporiasis outbreak in 5 US states. The outbreak caused thousands of cases of watery diarrhea. The lettuce was supplied to Taco Bell restaurants.
Reported by 15 outlets — NYT Home, NPR Health, CBS News, PBS NewsHour, The Guardian US, and 7 more. See all sources ↓
There was a big outbreak of a sickness called cyclosporiasis in the US. It made people very sick with watery diarrhea. The sickness was linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from Mexico. The lettuce was served at Taco Bell restaurants in 5 states.
Why it matters
This is important because people need to know if it's safe to eat lettuce from their local grocery store or restaurant. If the lettuce is from the same supplier, it might be a risk.
- What is cyclosporiasis?
- Cyclosporiasis is a sickness that causes watery diarrhea.
- Where did the lettuce come from?
- The lettuce came from Mexico.
- How many people got sick?
- Thousands of people got sick.
How outlets are framing the same story
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The outlets reported the story in a similar way, focusing on the outbreak and the link to the lettuce. However, some outlets added extra details, such as the number of people affected.
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The FDA identified a single supplier of the lettuce as the source of the outbreak.
Sources12TypeAngleNPR Healthlinked to cyclospora outbreak
PBS NewsHourconfirmed as a source of the outbreak
The HillFDA investigation into iceberg lettuce
CBS NewsFDA investigators believe iceberg lettuce from Mexico
NBC Newslinked to stomach bug outbreak
Business Insiderlinked shredded iceberg lettuce to outbreak
The Guardian USidentified lettuce from Mexico as a source
Slatelettuce is a riskiest vegetable
Seattle Timeslettuce at Taco Bell confirmed as source
CNBC Top Newswarned consumers not to eat shredded lettuce
Ars TechnicaTaco Bell iceberg lettuce identified as source
NYT Homelinked to cyclosporiasis outbreak
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Taco Bell removed lettuce from some stores as a precaution.
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